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W D (Bill) Hammond (1947 – 2021)
Lyttelton artist Bill Hammond was at the forefront of the Post-colonial Gothic art movement in New Zealand. He was born in Christchurch attending Burnside High School and then Ilam School of Fine Arts at Canterbury University.
In 1982 he had his first solo show at the Brooke Gifford Gallery, Christchurch. In 1987 he showed for the first time with Peter McLeavey in Wellington. Hammond went on to have over 20 shows at the McLeavey Gallery.
In 1989 Hammond travelled to the Auckland Islands. This trip was to have a profound influence on his work. Waiting for Buller 1993 references Walter Buller, the first ornithologist in New Zealand who wrote A History of New Zealand Birds. For Hammond the contradictions of Buller’s life as a hunter and taxidermist in a colonial society, yet recording such beautiful creatures, was a continual fascination. His personal sense of social injustice and environmental issues pervade his work. The anthropomorphic creatures; part bird, part animal, part human, tell a story in each painting.
Provenance: from artist's own collection and framed by Hammond's framers as per his instructions.
Dimensions: 835mm W x 690mm H
Framing: Framed
Framed Dimensions: 980mm W x 850mm H
Auction Results:
Singer Songwriter II,
Lot 8, Works of Art (#162AD) , Webbs, July 2025
Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000
Price Realised incl. BP: $20,315
Singer Songwriter I,
Lot 76, Select (#160AD), Webbs, June 2025
Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000
Price Realised incl. BP: $17,925
Singer Songwriter II,
Lot 3, Works of Art (#146AD), Webbs, November 2024
Estimate:$16,000 - $20,000
Price Realised incl. BP: $16,730
Singer Songwriter II,
Lot 3, Works of Art (#136AD), Webbs, August 2024
Estimate:$14,000 - $18,000
Price Realised incl. BP: $22,705
